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w. A. STATTMANN B TLE Filed Dec. 18, 1922 Patented Jan. 15, 1924.

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WALTER; A. STATTMANN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO HUGH R. ADAMS, F

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ILLINOIS.

BOTTLE.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER A. STATT- MANN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Bottles,of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description.

My invention relates to bottles and closures therefor. In practicing myinvention the neck of a bottle is beaded and a metallic cap is placedupon the bottle neck and has its skirtdepressed to enter the groovin 1nthe neck to prevent the undetectable withdrawal of the cap. The metal ofthe cap 1s weakened in a place which will permit the withdrawal of theupper portion of the cap in order to open the bottle or afi'ord accessto the cork in case the bottle neck should also be stoppered.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention the cap is weakened on twoparallel lines that are in a zone that is perpendicular to the axis ofthe cap. The annular ribbon between these parallel lines is cutlengthwise of the cap and one end of the ribbon is outwardl turned toform a small tongue which may be grasped in order that that the ribbonmay be torn out of the cap. The zone of'the ribbon is desirablysufliciently below the top of the cap so that the upper part of the cap,which may be then removed, may serve as a cup into which a measuredportion or other portion of the bottle contents may be poured.

I will explain my invention more fully by reference tothe accompanyingdrawing in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the upper portion of abottle equipped with a ca of m invention as it is preferably formed;Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View of the structure shown in Fig. 1with a little more of the body of the bottle illustrated; Fig. 3 is aview in elevation showingv a portion of the bottle neck with the upperportion of the cap removed in'the manner described to form a cup whichis shown in perspective; Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectiona1 view, takenon the larger scale, illustrating the formation of the weakened lines;and Fig. 5 is a side view of the cap before it is shaped to conform tothe bead upon the bottle neck.

inserted in the outlet end of the bottle neck.

A metal cap 8, Fig. 5, is then slipped upon the outlet end of the bottleneck, the skirt of this cap initially being conical and having noformations that conform to the bead of the neck. After the cap has beenplaced in position the bottom of this skirt is operated upon by asuitable machine which will depress theskirt of the cap into the groovesthat margin the bead 3 of the bottle neck, thereb making it impossibleto efiect an undetectable removal of the cap.

Two transverse spaced apart or parallel weakened lines 9 and 10 aredesirably formed in the side of the cap and in a.zone which isperpendicular to the axis of the cap. A slight opening 11 (Fig. 1) isformed in the ribbon 12 of metal that is between the weakened lines, oneend of the ribbon projecting outwardly in the form of a ton e 13 inorder that it may be grasped to ena lo the ribbon to be torn away andthereby separate the upper portion 14 of the cap to make this capportion removable.

The weakened lines 9 and 10 are provided since the metal of the cap ismade sufiiciently'rigid to constitute a protection to guard against theundetectable removal of the cap in whole or in part or of anyperforation or other modification thereof designed to secure access tothe bottle interior for the purpose of abstracting its contents ordiluting the same.

The weakened lines 9 and 10 are desirably so far below the top of thecap as to constitute the cap portion 14 a cup, as indicated in Fig. 3,this cup being usuable to receive a measured or other portion of thecontents of the bottle. I do not wish to be limited,

however, to the location of the weakened lines nor to the numberthereof, nor do I wish to be limited to other details of constructionshown as changes may readily be made without departing from the s int ofmy invention, but having thus descri d m invention I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent the following.

Claim:

A bottle cap having a skirt portion adapted to be formed to conform toand engage formations on the bottle neck to thereby secure said cap, thelatter provided between its ends with a weakening incislons bordering aseverable strip, said incisions extending a part compair of continuousannular pletely throu h the cap and said strip laterally severed withsaid last named portions of said annular incisions to thereby provide afree end portion at one end of the severable stri to constitute a tongueintegral with said. strip and folded to provide an outwardly porjectingportion adapted for engagement to effect severance of said strip fromsaid cap, whereby the latter is divided into two parts the upper ofwhichis removablefor access to the bottle.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 13th da ofDecember, A. D.

WALTER A. STATTMANN.

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